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Smoked Salmon: import and export
April 11th 2024
Smoked Salmon is a preparation of salmon, typically a fillet that has been cured and hot or cold smoked. It is considered a delicacy. Although the term lox is sometimes applied to smoked salmon, they are different products.
Smoked Salmon is sometimes used in sushi, though not widely in Japan; it is more likely to be encountered fin North America sushi bars. Salmon is a fish with high fat content and smoked salmon is a good source of omega 3 fatty acids.
In New York City and Philadelphia and other cities of North America, smoked salmon is known as "nova" after the sources in Nova Scotia, and is likely to be sliced very thinly and served on bagels with cream cheese or with sliced red onion, lemon and capers. In Pacific Northwest cuisine of the United States and Canada, smoked salmon may also be fillets or nuggets, including hickory or alder-smoked varieties and candied salmon (smoked and honey, or sugar-glazed, also known as "Indian candy").
On the other hand, in Europe smoked salmon is often used in pates, quiches and pasta sauces.
About economy
In 2022 Smoked Salmon was the world’s 1339th most traded product, with a total trade of $2.37B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Smoked Salmon (Including Fillets) grew by 4.53%, from $2.27B to $2.37B. Trade in Smoked Salmon (Including Fillets) represents 0.01% of total world trade.
In 2022 the top exporters of Smoked Salmon (Including Fillets) were Poland ($903M), Lithuania ($275M), Germany ($246M), Netherlands ($184M) and Deanmark ($159M).
In 2022 the top importers of Smoked Salmon (Including Fillets) were Germany ($639M), Italy ($359M), United States ($246M), France ($185M) and Belgium ($141M).
Fonti:
https://oec.world/en
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://www.trademap.org/